• Home
  • /
  • Football
  • /
  • The Dire World Cup Qualifying Permutations For Ireland After Bulgaria Draw

The Dire World Cup Qualifying Permutations For Ireland After Bulgaria Draw

18 November 2020; Republic of Ireland team, back row, from left, Kevin Long, Conor Hourihane, Darren Randolph, Shane Duffy, Dara O'Shea and Ronan Curtis. Front row, from left, James Collins, Jason Knight, Ryan Manning, Robbie Brady and Daryl Horgan ahead of the UEFA Nations League B match between Republic of Ireland and Bulgaria at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Eoin Noonan/Sportsfile
Donny Mahoney
By Donny Mahoney
Share this article

Ireland were held scoreless again by Bulgaria this evening and the result has serious consequences for our chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Despite favourable results in two other matches, Ireland could not beat Bulgaria and it means we are now seeded third for World Cup qualifying, seeded 24th overall.

A few things had to go right elsewhere for Ireland to become second seeds. Amazingly, considering Stephen Kenny's luck, they did. Serbia gave Ireland a massive dig out by hammering Russia 5-0. In Belfast, Northern Ireland drew Romania 1-1. All we had to do was beat Bulgaria, but Ireland's goalless streak surpassed 11 hours of gameplay and we drew.

The World Cup qualifying draw will take place on 7 December in Zurich.

Pot one will include Belgium, England, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.

Advertisement
Recommended

Pot two features Switzerland, Wales, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia and Romania.

Best case: Denmark and Romania. Worst case: Belgium and Switzerland.

There are also decent sides in pot 4 like Bosnia, Slovenia and North Macedonia. There is also Georgia.

Advertisement

Ireland were third seeds for Euro 2020 qualifying, a tournament we failed to reach.

The result also means that Ireland finish third in their Nations League group, avoiding relegation from Group B.

SEE ALSO: The Player Ratings For Ireland's draw with Bulgaria

Advertisement
Join The Monday Club Have a tip or something brilliant you wanted to share on? We're looking for loyal Balls readers free-to-join members club where top tipsters can win prizes and Balls merchandise

Processing your request...

You are now subscribed!

Share this article

Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved. Developed by Square1 and powered by PublisherPlus.com

Advertisement